Well, the first day of the 2023 NCAA Tournament was something, huh? The Midwest Region avoided most of the carnage Thursday — although anyone who has Houston going far in their brackets has some serious concern. Ultimately, the top two seeds, Houston and Texas, advanced, and we saw “upsets” with No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Penn State winning in impressive fashion, although none was a total shocker. Here’s our odds, picks, and predictions for Saturday’s Round 2 NCAA Tournament matchup between Texas and Penn State.
Saturday’s Best 2023 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Bets
Here are betting previews and picks for second-round matchups.
The Nittany Lions have won my heart. They almost got the job done in the Big Ten Tournament and exploited a great matchup against Texas A&M, just like I anticipated. The Aggies made it this far thanks to exploiting an SEC conference that can’t shoot from distance. Texas A&M schematically invites teams to beat them from deep, and that’s just what Penn State did, going 13-for-22 from deep.